Leicester vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League
Arsenal regain foothold in Premier League title race with win over Leicester
Arsenal regained a five-point lead in the Premier League title race as they edged Leicester City with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 39': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0.
- 46': Goal! Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
- 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Youri Tielemans replaces Tetê.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Dennis Praet.
- 77': Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Timothy Castagne.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Arsenal 1.
Game Information
Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 32,227
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
ARS | LEI | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 4 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 1 |
65.9 | Possession | 34.1 |
10 | SHOTS | 1 |
2 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
505 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
613 | Passes | 315 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
15 | Crosses | 10 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
58 | Long Balls | 50 |
35 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
11 | Tackles | 12 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
6 | Interceptions | 6 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
11 | Clearances | 20 |
Leicester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Danny Ward (GK) |
3 | Wout Faes |
15 | Harry Souttar |
16 | Victor Kristiansen |
27 | Timothy Castagne |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
26 | Dennis Praet |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho |
7 | Harvey Barnes |
37 | Mateus Tetê |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel |
12 | William Saliba |
35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
4 | Ben White |
20 | Jorginho |
34 | Granit Xhaka |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
19 | Leandro Trossard |
11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
Premier League News
Liverpool rule out Xabi Alonso to succeed Jurgen Klopp - sources
Liverpool have abandoned plans to pursue Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as a replacement for Jurgen Klopp as manager, sources told ESPN, with Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi and Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim regarded as leading candidates.
PL ball boys, girls to stop returning balls directly to players
Premier League ball boys and girls have been told to stop returning balls to players following the introduction of a rule change designed to avoid touchline clashes and to prevent handing the home team an unfair advantage.
FA charge Newcastle's Tonali for alleged breaches of betting rules
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for misconduct relating to alleged breaches of the federation's betting rules.
Liverpool, Barca and Bayern coach exits set up a busy summer
Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will be looking for new managers in the summer, which will send a ripple across Europe.